Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 12.59.60

मृगयाक्षास्तथा पानं स्त्रियश्च भरतर्षभ ।
कामजान्याहुराचार्याः प्रोक्तानीह स्वयंभुवा ॥ ६० ॥

mṛgayākṣāstathā pānaṃ striyaśca bharatarṣabha |
kāmajānyāhurācāryāḥ proktānīha svayaṃbhuvā || 60 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...have betaken themselves to that Vanaprastha and other modes of life, and treating them with food, constitute the domestic duties of a king. That king who duly adheres to the duties laid down by the Creator,...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.59.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mriga, Mrigaya, Aksha, Tatha, Pana, Stri, Bharatarshabha, Kamaja, Acari, Acarya, Prokta, Iha, Svayambhu, Svayambhuva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.59.60). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “mṛgayākṣāstathā pānaṃ striyaśca bharatarṣabha
  • mṛgayā -
  • mṛgaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mṛgayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣās -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pānam -
  • pāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • striyaś -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kāmajānyāhurācāryāḥ proktānīha svayaṃbhuvā
  • kāmajānyā -
  • kāmaja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • āhur -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • ācāryāḥ -
  • ācārī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ācāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • proktānī -
  • prokta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • svayambhuvā -
  • svayambhū (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    svayambhuvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.59.60

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.59.60 in Kannada sript:
ಮೃಗಯಾಕ್ಷಾಸ್ತಥಾ ಪಾನಂ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಶ್ಚ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ಕಾಮಜಾನ್ಯಾಹುರಾಚಾರ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಾನೀಹ ಸ್ವಯಂಭುವಾ ॥ ೬೦ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 12.59.60 in Bengali sript:
মৃগযাক্ষাস্তথা পানং স্ত্রিযশ্চ ভরতর্ষভ ।
কামজান্যাহুরাচার্যাঃ প্রোক্তানীহ স্বযংভুবা ॥ ৬০ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 12.59.60 in Gujarati sript:
મૃગયાક્ષાસ્તથા પાનં સ્ત્રિયશ્ચ ભરતર્ષભ ।
કામજાન્યાહુરાચાર્યાઃ પ્રોક્તાનીહ સ્વયંભુવા ॥ ૬૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.59.60 in Malayalam sript:
മൃഗയാക്ഷാസ്തഥാ പാനം സ്ത്രിയശ്ച ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
കാമജാന്യാഹുരാചാര്യാഃ പ്രോക്താനീഹ സ്വയംഭുവാ ॥ ൬൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.59.60 in Telugu sript:
మృగయాక్షాస్తథా పానం స్త్రియశ్చ భరతర్షభ ।
కామజాన్యాహురాచార్యాః ప్రోక్తానీహ స్వయంభువా ॥ ౬౦ ॥

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